Listen, acknowledge, identify: How to influence people when you don’t have authority over them By Maria Guida – Content aggregated from Smart CEO.com CEOs often have to try to influence professionals over whom they have no real authority: board members, business...

SID-Washington is the largest and most active chapter of the Society for International Development (SID), an international network founded in 1957 to serve as a global forum dedicated to sustainable economic, social and political development. Through the...

Local restaurants & caterers showcasing their top-notch chili in an unique event. There will be a DJ and casino games, along with a silent auction. The Silent Auction, featuring sports and entertainment memorabilia as well as other items, is to raise money for the...

PRNewswire/ — MakeOffices, creator of coworking communities where the workplace meets the sharing economy, announced today its newest community located at K and 15th Streets (1015 15th Street NW). Opening on December 5, MakeOffices’ new location is at the...

Small Business Saturday Saturday, November 26, 2016 is Small Business Saturday® – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. Please join the SBA and organizations across the country in supporting your local small business by...

A reader recently emailed me the following: “Hi Bob, I love being in sales and want to make a difference. The company I just started working for is very focused on cold calling, and closing on the first appointment, which seems contrary to the approach in your and...

Building Relationships Advise From The Harvard Law School Your networking will be much more effective if you build relationships with your contacts. Look beyond the short term goal of acquiring your next job to the task of forging contacts that will be beneficial in...

Bob Burg’s Blog: Transparency. The More Things Change…Or, Do They? “…{You} must recognize that we are living in a different generation than the one in which {your} father had lived, and that it was possible, in building up an industry such as {his},...

SBA Business Loan – Criteria To Obtain SBA Loans by: Jassica Thomson While you try to obtain an on SBA business loan there are certain requirements that need to be fulfilled. Let us have a look at them below:The first requirement is to provide a detailed profile of...